BCHauler
Adventurer
Stumbled across a cl ad for an old 70's 11.5' fiberglass-roofed camper and got to thinking: if you took a camper like the one in this ad http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/rvs/4281333724.html
and basically gutted it so it was just an open space, how much do you think it would weigh? No appliances (except the furnace), no cupboards or counters, no water tanks, just the cab-over bed and maybe carpeting. I'm even thinking, gut the bathroom space, just leave it as a closet with a port-a-potty. Basically as light and as simple as possible. My only nods to convenience would be the furnace and a battery for the interior lights. Could you have a simple, warm dry space that didn't weigh 3000lbs, but could still fit the family for sleeping (foam mattresses and sleeping bags)? I'm intrigued by the idea but don't like all of the "stuff" that comes with typical slide-in campering (I should know, I own one). Besides, it's always a challenge to accommodate a family of 5 (we stick the older boys in a tent, which is a drag when it rains).
You know, less is more. And the less you have inside, the more time you'll spend outside, which is kind of the point. Anyway, what do you think something like that would weigh?
and basically gutted it so it was just an open space, how much do you think it would weigh? No appliances (except the furnace), no cupboards or counters, no water tanks, just the cab-over bed and maybe carpeting. I'm even thinking, gut the bathroom space, just leave it as a closet with a port-a-potty. Basically as light and as simple as possible. My only nods to convenience would be the furnace and a battery for the interior lights. Could you have a simple, warm dry space that didn't weigh 3000lbs, but could still fit the family for sleeping (foam mattresses and sleeping bags)? I'm intrigued by the idea but don't like all of the "stuff" that comes with typical slide-in campering (I should know, I own one). Besides, it's always a challenge to accommodate a family of 5 (we stick the older boys in a tent, which is a drag when it rains).
You know, less is more. And the less you have inside, the more time you'll spend outside, which is kind of the point. Anyway, what do you think something like that would weigh?
